Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 May 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:26, sunset 19:10. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:18 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:44 to 17:27. Rahu Kalam 17:27 to 19:10.00061218Moonset 00:12Moonrise 10:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 May 2015

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 07:41, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 May

Rahu Kalam runs 17:27 to 19:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:26
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:18 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:44 to 17:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:27 to 19:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:12 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 07:41 · Saptami until 09:40 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:28 Mon, then Magha until 05:19 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:45 Mon, then Vyaghata until 04:37 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:41 · Gara until 20:36 · Vanija until 09:40 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise10:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 24 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiFriday 29 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:25 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.